The preoccupations of young women-their looks, their clothes, their social life-don't seem to change much from generation to generation. But in every generation there are a few that make others choices.

Women still dream and hope, pin their emotions on some man who doesn't reciprocate, and end up in confusion.

I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God.

I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.

Have we the humility to thank our Father for the gift of pain?

George Macdonald said, 'If you knew what God knows about death you would clap your listless hands', but instead I find old people in North America just buying this whole youth obsession. I think growing older is a wonderful privilege. I want to learn to glorify God in every stage of my life.

Teach me to treat all that comes to me with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.